bewildered; confused; lost in a fog
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1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to be lost in a thick fog; to be bewildered and disoriented; unable to see the way forward
literaryOriginally from the Later Han Dynasty, describing the feeling of being confused by mysterious Daoist arts. Now used generally to describe feeling completely confused about a situation, unable to understand what is happening or what to do next. Often used with verbs like 感到 (feel), 弄得 (made to be), etc.
Tīng听
le了
zhè这
fān番
jiě解
shì释
，
wǒ我
gèng更
shì是
rú如
duò堕
wǔ五
lǐ里
wù雾
zhōng中
，
bù不
zhī知
suǒ所
yǐ以
。
After hearing this explanation, I was even more lost in a fog, not knowing what was what.
Zhè这
bù部
zhé哲
xué学
zhù著
zuò作
chōng充
mǎn满
chōu抽
xiàng象
gài概
niàn念
，
dú读
lái来
lìng令
rén人
rú如
duò堕
wǔ五
lǐ里
wù雾
zhōng中
。
This philosophical work is full of abstract concepts, reading it makes one feel completely bewildered.
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Tā他
tū突
rán然
xuān宣
bù布
cí辞
zhí职
，
ràng让
tóng同
shì事
men们
dōu都
rú如
duò堕
wǔ五
lǐ里
wù雾
zhōng中
。
His sudden resignation announcement left his colleagues completely disoriented.